Jesse Thomas Sutherland v. State

OPINION

MACKEY K. HANCOCK, Justice.

Appellant, Jesse Thomas Sutherland, appeals his conviction for felony driving while intoxicated 1 and the resulting imposition of a negotiated five-year term of community supervision. Following the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence of his intoxication, appellant pleaded guilty to the charges but reserved his right to appeal the trial court’s ruling on his motion to suppress evidence. He challenges the constitutionality of the procedure and authority under which a sample of his blood was taken without his consent. On that basis, he contends…